In 2009, while performing in Nashville, TN during the CMA Music Festival, Ryan caught the
attention of John Walker from WSM Radio. The two developed a partnership to assemble a
killer cast of performers and record his upcoming album at the legendary Quad Studios. The
result, Peaks and Valleys, features some of Nashville's most prolific players past and present
including Lloyd Green, Andy Leftwich, Guthrie Trapp, Bruce Bouton and multiple Grammy-
award winner Alison Brown. Staying true to Ryan's old timey influences, Peaks and Valleys
resonates with the vintage sounds of steel guitar, clarinet, banjo and fiddle. His songs
celebrate colourful characters forged between fantasy and fiction, en route to their highest
peaks and often deeper valleys.

All songs written by Ryan Cook (C) 2010 (SOCAN/BMI)

Produced by Ryan Cook, John Walker and Scott Ferguson
Recorded at Quad Studios in Nashville, TN
Mixed and Mastered by Scott Ferguson at FMP Studios, Dartmouth, NS
Nashville sessions arranged and produced by John Walker
Engineered by Andy Kern
Production Assistants: Gabe Cantrell and Kyle Layton
Nashville Overdubs at Quad Studios, Jay's Place, and Song City Studios.
Canadian Overdubs at FMP studios, Dartmouth, NS.

Performers:
Ryan Cook- vocals. acoustic guitar on tracks 2, 5, 7, 10
Guthrie Trapp- electric and acoustic guitars
Elio Giordano- upright and electric bass guitars
Lloyd Green- pedal-steel guitar
Bruce Bouton- pedal-steel guitar on tracks 4, 8
Alison Brown- banjo
Andy Leftwich- fiddle and mandolin
Jeff Taylor- accordion
Jim Hoke- clarinet and harmonica
Jay Vernali- piano and keys
Dave Racine- drums and percussion
Scott Ferguson- drums and percussion on tracks 4, 5, 9, 10
Brad "Magic" Reid- clarinet on track 9
Dave Demay- background vocals
Laura Merrimen- background vocals on track 8